diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 984097e..932a7d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ Parses a Roman numeral string and returns its integer value. The argument must b
 
 Returns the type of `value` as a string: `NVMERVS` (integer), `LITTERA` (string), `VERAX` (boolean), `CATALOGVS` (list), `FRACTIO` (fraction), `TABVLA` (dict), `FVNCTIO` (function), or `NVLLVS` (null).
 
+### LITTERA
+`LITTERA(value)`
+
+Returns `value` formatted as the same display string `DIC` would print. Integers become Roman numerals (zero becomes `NVLLVS`), fractions use the `S`/`:`/`.`/`|` notation, booleans become `VERITAS`/`FALSITAS`, arrays are space-separated in brackets, and dicts use the `{ key VT value, ... }` form. Strings pass through unchanged. Respects `MAGNVM` and `SVBNVLLA` for large and negative numbers. Inverse of `NVMERVS` for integers: `NVMERVS(LITTERA(n)) == n`.
+
 ### DORMI
 `DORMI(n)`
 
diff --git a/centvrion/ast_nodes.py b/centvrion/ast_nodes.py
index 2788188..38e9d81 100644
--- a/centvrion/ast_nodes.py
+++ b/centvrion/ast_nodes.py
@@ -1441,6 +1441,10 @@ class BuiltIn(Node):
         if isinstance(params[0], (ValList, ValStr, ValDict)):
           return vtable, ValInt(len(params[0].value()))
         raise CentvrionError("LONGITVDO requires an array, string, or dict")
+      case "LITTERA":
+        if len(params) != 1:
+          raise CentvrionError("LITTERA takes exactly I argument")
+        return vtable, ValStr(make_string(params[0], magnvm, svbnvlla))
       case "CLAVES":
         if not isinstance(params[0], ValDict):
           raise CentvrionError("CLAVES requires a dict")
diff --git a/centvrion/compiler/emit_expr.py b/centvrion/compiler/emit_expr.py
index 61863c9..bdd66a4 100644
--- a/centvrion/compiler/emit_expr.py
+++ b/centvrion/compiler/emit_expr.py
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ def _emit_builtin(node, ctx):
     case "LONGITVDO":
       lines.append(f"CentValue {tmp} = cent_longitudo({param_vars[0]});")
 
+    case "LITTERA":
+      lines.append(f"CentValue {tmp} = cent_littera({param_vars[0]});")
+
     case "FORTVITVS_NVMERVS":
       if not ctx.has_module("FORS"):
         lines.append('cent_runtime_error("FORS module required for FORTVITVS_NVMERVS");')
diff --git a/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.c b/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.c
index c29e086..3248ff2 100644
--- a/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.c
+++ b/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.c
@@ -644,6 +644,10 @@ CentValue cent_longitudo(CentValue v) {
   return cent_null(); /* unreachable; silences warning */
 }
 
+CentValue cent_littera(CentValue v) {
+  return cent_str(cent_make_string(v));
+}
+
 CentValue cent_typvs(CentValue v) {
   switch (v.type) {
     case CENT_INT:  return cent_str("NVMERVS");
diff --git a/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.h b/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.h
index b3707dc..a6c8e3b 100644
--- a/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.h
+++ b/centvrion/compiler/runtime/cent_runtime.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ void      cent_dic(CentValue v);                              /* DIC */
 CentValue cent_avdi(void);                                     /* AVDI */
 CentValue cent_avdi_numerus(void);                    /* AVDI_NVMERVS */
 CentValue cent_longitudo(CentValue v);                  /* LONGITVDO  */
+CentValue cent_littera(CentValue v);                            /* LITTERA */
 CentValue cent_fortuitus_numerus(CentValue lo, CentValue hi); /* FORTVITVS_NVMERVS */
 CentValue cent_fortuita_electionis(CentValue lst);          /* FORTVITA_ELECTIO */
 CentValue cent_decimatio(CentValue lst);                       /* DECIMATIO */
diff --git a/centvrion/lexer.py b/centvrion/lexer.py
index 9951af8..09b1523 100644
--- a/centvrion/lexer.py
+++ b/centvrion/lexer.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ builtin_tokens = [("BUILTIN", i) for i in [
   "EVERRE",
   "FORTVITVS_NVMERVS",
   "FORTVITA_ELECTIO",
+  "LITTERA",
   "LONGITVDO",
   "NVMERVS",
   "ORDINA",
diff --git a/snippets/littera.cent b/snippets/littera.cent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f05f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/littera.cent
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DESIGNA n VT VII
+DESIGNA s VT LITTERA(n) & " est septem"
+DIC(s)
diff --git a/snippets/littera.png b/snippets/littera.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac6ecf2
Binary files /dev/null and b/snippets/littera.png differ
diff --git a/snippets/syntaxes/centvrion.sublime-syntax b/snippets/syntaxes/centvrion.sublime-syntax
index 9c7c496..2bcd36a 100644
--- a/snippets/syntaxes/centvrion.sublime-syntax
+++ b/snippets/syntaxes/centvrion.sublime-syntax
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ contexts:
       scope: constant.language.centvrion
 
   builtins:
-    - match: '\b(ADIVNGE|AVDI_NVMERVS|AVDI|AVSCVLTA|CLAVES|DECIMATIO|DIC|DORMI|EVERRE|FORTVITVS_NVMERVS|FORTVITA_ELECTIO|LEGE|LONGITVDO|NVMERVS|ORDINA|PETE|PETITVR|QVAERE|SCINDE|SCRIBE|SEMEN|SENATVS|SVBSTITVE|TYPVS)\b'
+    - match: '\b(ADIVNGE|AVDI_NVMERVS|AVDI|AVSCVLTA|CLAVES|DECIMATIO|DIC|DORMI|EVERRE|FORTVITVS_NVMERVS|FORTVITA_ELECTIO|LEGE|LITTERA|LONGITVDO|NVMERVS|ORDINA|PETE|PETITVR|QVAERE|SCINDE|SCRIBE|SEMEN|SENATVS|SVBSTITVE|TYPVS)\b'
       scope: support.function.builtin.centvrion
 
   modules:
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index d155a2e..bd65d74 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -646,6 +646,38 @@ builtin_tests = [
   ("TYPVS(FVNCTIO () VT { REDI(I) })", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("TYPVS", [Fvnctio([], [Redi([Numeral("I")])])]))]), ValStr("FVNCTIO")),
   # TYPVS: null
   ("TYPVS(NVLLVS)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("TYPVS", [Nullus()]))]), ValStr("NVLLVS")),
+  # LITTERA: integer → Roman numeral
+  ("LITTERA(V)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Numeral("V")]))]), ValStr("V")),
+  # LITTERA: larger integer
+  ("LITTERA(MCMLXXXIV)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Numeral("MCMLXXXIV")]))]), ValStr("MCMLXXXIV")),
+  # LITTERA: zero → NVLLVS
+  ("LITTERA(I - I)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [BinOp(Numeral("I"), Numeral("I"), "SYMBOL_MINUS")]))]), ValStr("NVLLVS")),
+  # LITTERA: string passthrough
+  ('LITTERA("salve")', Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [String("salve")]))]), ValStr("salve")),
+  # LITTERA: empty string
+  ('LITTERA("")', Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [String("")]))]), ValStr("")),
+  # LITTERA: VERITAS
+  ("LITTERA(VERITAS)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Bool(True)]))]), ValStr("VERITAS")),
+  # LITTERA: FALSITAS
+  ("LITTERA(FALSITAS)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Bool(False)]))]), ValStr("FALSITAS")),
+  # LITTERA: NVLLVS
+  ("LITTERA(NVLLVS)", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Nullus()]))]), ValStr("NVLLVS")),
+  # LITTERA: array of integers
+  ("LITTERA([I, II, III])", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [DataArray([Numeral("I"), Numeral("II"), Numeral("III")])]))]), ValStr("[I II III]")),
+  # LITTERA: empty array
+  ("LITTERA([])", Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [DataArray([])]))]), ValStr("[]")),
+  # LITTERA: dict with string keys (make_string emits bare keys, not quoted — matches DIC's output)
+  ('LITTERA(TABVLA {"a" VT I})', Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [DataDict([(String("a"), Numeral("I"))])]))]), ValStr('{a VT I}')),
+  # LITTERA: fraction (requires FRACTIO module)
+  ("CVM FRACTIO\nLITTERA(S)", Program([ModuleCall("FRACTIO")], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Fractio("S")]))]), ValStr("S")),
+  # LITTERA: negative integer
+  ("CVM SVBNVLLA\nLITTERA(-III)", Program([ModuleCall("SVBNVLLA")], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [UnaryMinus(Numeral("III"))]))]), ValStr("-III")),
+  # LITTERA: round-trips through NVMERVS
+  ('NVMERVS(LITTERA(VII))', Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("NVMERVS", [BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Numeral("VII")])]))]), ValInt(7)),
+  # LITTERA: concatenated with a string via &
+  ('LITTERA(V) & " est quinque"', Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BinOp(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [Numeral("V")]), String(" est quinque"), "SYMBOL_AMPERSAND"))]), ValStr("V est quinque")),
+  # LITTERA: via variable
+  ("DESIGNA x VT IX\nLITTERA(x)", Program([], [Designa(ID("x"), Numeral("IX")), ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("LITTERA", [ID("x")]))]), ValStr("IX")),
   # QVAERE: basic literal match
   ('QVAERE("ab", "abcabc")', Program([], [ExpressionStatement(BuiltIn("QVAERE", [String("ab"), String("abcabc")]))]), ValList([ValStr("ab"), ValStr("ab")])),
   # QVAERE: no match → empty list
diff --git a/vscode-extension/snippets/cent.json b/vscode-extension/snippets/cent.json
index 95ba2d0..9140b13 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/snippets/cent.json
+++ b/vscode-extension/snippets/cent.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
   "FORTVITA_ELECTIO": { "prefix": "FORTVITA_ELECTIO", "body": "FORTVITA_ELECTIO", "description": "pick a random element from an array (FORS module)" },
   "FORTVITVS_NVMERVS": { "prefix": "FORTVITVS_NVMERVS", "body": "FORTVITVS_NVMERVS", "description": "random integer in a range (FORS module)" },
   "LEGE": { "prefix": "LEGE", "body": "LEGE", "description": "read file contents (SCRIPTA module)" },
+  "LITTERA": { "prefix": "LITTERA", "body": "LITTERA", "description": "coerce any value to its display string" },
   "LONGITVDO": { "prefix": "LONGITVDO", "body": "LONGITVDO", "description": "length of array, string, or dict" },
   "NVMERVS": { "prefix": "NVMERVS", "body": "NVMERVS", "description": "parse a Roman numeral string to an integer" },
   "ORDINA": { "prefix": "ORDINA", "body": "ORDINA", "description": "sort an array in ascending order" },
diff --git a/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json b/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json
index ee3bcd0..aac2132 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			"patterns": [
 				{
 					"name": "support.function.builtin.cent",
-					"match": "\\b(ADIVNGE|AVDI_NVMERVS|AVDI|AVSCVLTA|CLAVES|DECIMATIO|DIC|DORMI|EVERRE|FORTVITVS_NVMERVS|FORTVITA_ELECTIO|LEGE|LONGITVDO|NVMERVS|ORDINA|PETE|PETITVR|QVAERE|SCINDE|SCRIBE|SEMEN|SENATVS|SVBSTITVE|TYPVS)\\b"
+					"match": "\\b(ADIVNGE|AVDI_NVMERVS|AVDI|AVSCVLTA|CLAVES|DECIMATIO|DIC|DORMI|EVERRE|FORTVITVS_NVMERVS|FORTVITA_ELECTIO|LEGE|LITTERA|LONGITVDO|NVMERVS|ORDINA|PETE|PETITVR|QVAERE|SCINDE|SCRIBE|SEMEN|SENATVS|SVBSTITVE|TYPVS)\\b"
 				}
 			]
 		},